Apple shipping iPhone 3GS' resistant to jailbreaking? — To be perfectly honest we're surprised it took this long. Reports are surfacing that Apple is now shipping a new bootrom with the iPhone 3GS that is resistant to the 24kpwn exploit used by the Dev-Team and others to jailbreak the iPhone.

Introducing Google Building Maker — [Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog] — Some of us here at Google spend almost all of our time thinking about one thing: How do we create a three-dimensional model of every built structure on Earth? How do we make sure it's accurate …

iMovie update reveals new Apple video format — Like most companies, Apple periodically releases software updates for its applications, fixing minor issues. However, an iMovie update released on Tuesday revealed a brand new video format the company has been developing.

Bloomberg Wins Bidding For BusinessWeek — Bloomberg LP, the global financial data and news empire created by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, is the winning bidder for BusinessWeek. — Terms of the offer will not be disclosed by Bloomberg and BusinessWeek parent McGraw-Hill Cos.

In-house Radio.app in the works for iPhone and iPod touch — We've just received a tip that an iPhone radio.app is being developed in-house by Apple for use on the iPhone and iPod touch. From what we know, the app will be allowed to operate in the background like iPod.app and will offer …

BlackBerry, Upgraded, Aims to Suit Every User — The Storm was supposed to be the smartphone that would keep Verizon Wireless customers from deserting to Apple's iPhone, which runs on AT&T's network. — Research In Motion, the company that created the BlackBerry phones that business users find …

The New Technorati — Technorati relaunched its site tonight, changing and adding key features. Most notable is an expanded and fresher top 100 blogs list, and a new feature that lets authors post their content directly to the site. — In 2007 Technorati redesigned the look and functionality of its home page three times.

Microsoft Taps ‘Family Guy’ to Help Sell Windows 7 — Inks Branded-Entertainment Deal With Seth MacFarlane for Commercial-Free Variety Show on Fox — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — To sell people on the merits of its latest operating system, Windows 7, Microsoft has employed good old-fashioned PR …

Spammers, Evildoers, and Opportunists — Search Engine Optimization is not a legitimate form of marketing. It should not be undertaken by people with brains or souls. If someone charges you for SEO, you have been conned. — First came the web, and it was a mess.

Help us nail spammers — Today we've added another tool to our spam fighting toolbox that will give users the ability to flag bad accounts on Twitter. — Folks can now help us conquer spam by calling our attention to a profile they find questionable. Click the “Report as spam” …

Shazam's Newest Fan Is Kleiner Perkins's iFund — For cellphone owners, Shazam has abolished the nagging question about which song is playing. Its cellphone application lets people simply hold the phone toward the source of the music to identify it. — It will soon be able to do a lot more …

Invite a friend to Google Voice — (Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog) — Since the debut of Google Voice, our early users have shared lots of feedback that has led to some exciting new features, like the ability to receive SMS messages via email and the option to change your Google Voice number.

New in Labs: Got the wrong Bob? — Posted by Ari Leichtberg, Software Engineer and Yossi Matias, Head of Israel Engineering Center — When's the last time you got an email from a stranger asking, “Are you sure you meant to send this to me?” and promptly realized that you didn't?

Making It Easier to Build with Facebook — Many websites are looking for ways to integrate Facebook Connect, such as commenting using Facebook identity or showing visitors their Facebook friends' recent activity. Companies like DISQUS offer widgets to such websites, providing off-the-shelf Facebook integration with just a few clicks.

A First Glimpse Of Chrome OS In The Flesh — Following our post about Chrome OS yesterday, it looks like those wily folks at Google have removed the “chromeos” folder from the Chromium build folder. Too bad. But luckily, before they did, TechCrunch reader and Linux user, Jonathan Frederickson …

Google Wave's Little Secret: It Already Works On The iPhone — Google Wave, the search giant's latest experiment in post-email communications, is hardly out the gate, with some of the first 100,000 private beta testers still waiting for their invites. (I just finally got mine today, two weeks after launch).

Skype In Negotiations To Acquire Gizmo5 — Litigation-beleaguered Skype is in negotiations to buy peer-to-peer VoIP startup Gizmo5, say multiple sources. The price tag is said to be in the $50 million range, but the deal is far from consummated. Other potential buyers may be looking at the company as well.

8% of Internet Users Account for 85% of all Clicks — The results of an update to the comScore highly publicized “Natural Born Clickers” research, conducted two years ago with Starcom USA and Tacoda, indicate that the number of people who click on display ads in a month has fallen from 32% …